Nevyl Hand
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Full name | Nevyl Reginald Hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 March, 1923 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 April 2014 Cootamundra, New South Wales | (aged 91)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nevyl Hand (1923-2014) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played for North Sydney in the NSWRL competition as a prop.
Playing career
[edit]Hand made his debut for North Sydney in the 1946 season. In 1947, Hand was selected to play for both New South Wales and NSW City. In 1948, Hand was selected to play for Australia and featured in tests against New Zealand and Great Britain. [2]
At the end of 1948, North Sydney finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon. Hand requested a release from Norths and joined Cootamundra who played in the NSW Country competition.
In 1949, Hand was selected to play for NSW Country against NSW City. Hand then went on to play with various other teams in country New South Wales and later became a referee. He died on 11 April 2014.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nevyl Hand - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- 1923 births
- 2014 deaths
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league players
- Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players
- New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- North Sydney Bears players
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Rugby league props
- Australian rugby league biography, 1920s birth stubs